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0 pointsemmelaich1y ago0 comments

Does "in a minute" mean "not for a long time"? Because that's how my kids use that phrase.

English is so great and so confusing!

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It means both "in a long time" and "in a short time", depending on context and intonation.

Yep, isn’t language grand?

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0 pointsemmelaich1y ago0 comments

Does "in a minute" mean "not for a long time"? Because that's how my kids use that phrase.

English is so great and so confusing!

It means both "in a long time" and "in a short time", depending on context and intonation.

Yep, isn’t language grand?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse